Eva's Phoenix
Housing Program
Referrals/Applications
Keeping in Touch
Employment Program
Mentorship Program
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Housing Program
Eva's Phoenix, Living Independently
Eva's Phoenix is a transitional housing and training facility, which
formally opened in June 2000. Prior to opening, Eva's Phoenix ran
its first successful employment training program funded by Human Resources
Development Canada (HRDC), which supported 50 homeless and at-risk
youth in life skills training and on-site employment on the Eva's
Phoenix construction site, with our partners: Carpenters Local 27,
Interior Systems Contractors Association Local 675, and the Painter's
Union.
Eva's Phoenix provides housing for 50 youth, aged 16 to 24 years,
for up to a full year, and since 2002 has also allowed up to 160
youth each year, aged 16 to 29 years, to participate in its employment
and pre-apprenticeship programs. Working with business, labour and
community partners, Eva's Phoenix provides homeless and at-risk
youth with the opportunities needed to develop life skills, build
careers and live independently.
Youth at Eva's Phoenix live in shared townhouse-style units with
access to common areas. While at Eva's Phoenix, youth develop
the skills to live independently through goal setting exercises,
workshops and hands-on programs that are delivered in a supportive
environment. More information on the Eva's Phoenix Housing Program
can be found below.
In combination with a Mentorship Program, youth are able to build
stable support networks outside of the social service system.
Peer Mentors and One-to-One Mentors provide a range of support
to youth including running cooking classes, conducting leadership
development activities and supporting the efforts of youth to
successfully manage independent living.
Youth living at Eva's Phoenix must be involved in a training or employment
program. While the youth learn work skills, Eva's Phoenix staff provides
counselling, job placement assistance, housing search support, mentorship
opportunities, follow-up support and a range of other services to
help youth achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.
Statistics for Eva's Phoenix (2005)
Total number of residents - 175
Housing Program - Philosophy
One year is not a long time for
someone who is young and hopeful. It is, however, a long time for
homeless and at-risk youth to be able to live in a stable housing
environment.
The youth who live at Eva's Phoenix come with a wealth of experience
and skills, but the problem is that these are not always the skills
and experiences that will help them live independently. At Eva's
Phoenix, the housing goal for youth is to develop the skills that
they will need to live safely and independently.
By working closely with youth, individually and through groups and
workshops, the housing team gives each youth the attention and resources
that they might need to practice living collaboratively, saving
money, budgeting, cooking, shopping, searching for housing, understanding
their rights as a tenant…to name a few. But that is not all
that is needed. Through individual counselling, the housing team
supports youth as they learn how to resolve conflicts, how to recover
from making mistakes, how to set personal short-term and long-term
goals, how to manage relationships…and much more.
The housing team at Eva's Phoenix also works with the youth
in the shelter to help build a sense of community and responsibility
to that community. We continue to nurture the sense of community even
after they leave the shelter, by holding events and celebrations throughout
the year that former residents are invited to.
Client Referral: New or
Returning Applicants:
If you are a youth interested in our program and you have never
been a participant or resident before, please use the Referral
Form. It is ideal if you can have this form filled out by someone
from a youth-serving agency that works with you (shelter worker, counsellor,
etc.), however you can also fill the form out yourself.
More information can be found in the Eva's
Phoenix Referral Information & Criteria, which includes details
on the housing and employment programs that are available.
If you are interested in our program and you have been involved with
us in the past, please fill out the
Eva's Phoenix Re-application Form.
The interview process for re-application will be the same as for
first time applicants.
If you have any questions in regard to employment and housing, please
call 416-364-4716 ext. 236.
If you have any questions about the employment program only, please
call 416-364-1674 ext. 266.
Keeping in Touch:
It is important that you let us know how you are doing. It will help
us provide follow up support and stay in touch with you to let you
know about upcoming events at Eva's Phoenix. We would also like to
hear about your progress and successes so we can let our funders and
partners know that their support of Eva's Phoenix is having a positive
impact. Your name will never be disclosed to funders or partners without
your written consent.
Please email the following details to info@evasphoenix.ca:
• Name, address, phone number, email address
• Are you working? If yes, where?
• Are you housed? If yes, what kind of housing?
For a listing of upcoming events for clients and graduates of
Eva's Phoenix, please contact:
Community Support Worker
416-364-4716 ext. 229
info@evasphoenix.ca
Are you a graduate of Eva's Phoenix and would like to use your
skills and experience to help another youth? If yes, then you may
be interested in getting involved in our Peer
Mentorship Program. Please contact 416-364-4716 ext. 232. |
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